Talk:Red Pockau
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Translation of geographical names or not?
[edit]Should we translate geographical names in the article headings, or should we stick to the original ones (or their Latin transcriptions), in this case "Rote Pockau"? --Schlosser67 (talk) 10:42, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
- The convention is at Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Conventions although it doesn't cover this issue. Normally river names are not translated at all unless there is a common English name like Rhine. However, for geographical names including rivers it is quite common practice to translate certain adjectives such as compass directions ("North") or colours ("Red"). --Bermicourt (talk) 10:59, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
- OK, then let's leave the title as it is. --Schlosser67 (talk) 11:24, 2 July 2015 (UTC)